Case report bolsters evidence for H5N1 avian flu spread from cow to Texas dairy worker
University of Minnesota http://twin-citi es.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 Scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and their collaborators in Texas today shared new details about an investigation into a recently reported H5N1 avian flu infection in a dairy worker— likely the first known transmission of the virus between mammals and a human. The man’s right-eye conjunctivitis began in late March. He didn’t have contact with sick or dead birds or other animals but did have direct